Sutcliffe Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Sutcliffe Name Meaning: From the Old English "sut" and "clif", meaning "south" and "cliff/hill".

From the Old English \"sut\" and \"clif\", meaning \"south\" and \"cliff/slope\". It could also originate from Anglo-Saxon times, from a place in Yorkshire called Sutcliffe, or was a name given to someone who lived by the south cliff.

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Surname Distribution

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Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Sutcliffe Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Sutcliffe family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 794
Wool Comber 187
Power Loom Weaver 131
Hand Loom Weaver 86
Weaver 77
Power Loom Weaver Cotton 77
Hand Loom Weaver Worsted 71
Coal Miner 67
At Home 63
Dress Maker 55
House Keeper 50
Power Loom Weaver Worsted 50
House Servant 48
Spinner 42
Cotton Weaver 40
Labourer 38
Stone Mason 34
Mechanic 32
Spinner Worsted 32
Worsted Weaver 32
Worsted Spinner 32
Hand Loom Weaver Cotton 29
Servant 29
Grocer 28
Farm Labourer 26

Sutcliffe Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Sutcliffe 100% 80,251
2 Sutcliff 89% 4,135
3 Suttcliffe 90% 612
4 Sutliffe 89% 370
5 Satcliffe 89% 342
6 Sutclife 89% 267
7 Sutcliffee 90% 151
8 Sutecliffe 90% 138

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The surname Sutcliffe is the most popular version of all its varients

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